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Writing in the Digital World

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 2 months ago: Dave Hood The Internet is a gold mine for writers.  You can find countless resources to improve your … more →

Tags: Blogging, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Fiction, journal writing, meditative essay, memoir, New Media, nonfiction, Personal Essay

The Writing Process: Revising Your Creative Writing1 comment

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 5 months ago: December-7-12 Dave Hood “When you write well, revision becomes not a chore, but the essence of … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Writing, meditative essay, memoir, New Media, nonfiction, Personal Essay, Personal Narrative Essay, Poetry

The Writer's Craft: How to Write an Ending

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 5 months ago: November 26, 2012 by Dave Hood How do you end a poem, short story, novel, personal essay—or an … more →

Tags: Biography Sketch/Profile, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Writing, Fiction, meditative essay, memoir, Personal Narrative Essay, Publishing, Short Fiction

The Writing Process: The First Draft

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 6 months ago: Friday, November 16, 2012 Dave Hood Writing is a process, and yet many beginning writers ignore the … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Writing, Fiction, meditative essay, memoir, Personal Essay, Personal Narrative Essay, Poetry, The Lyrical Essay

The Writer's Life: Finding Inspiration to Write About

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 6 months ago: Perhaps, you’ve purchased a writing journal and some pens, and have decided to embrace the art … more →

Tags: Biography Sketch/Profile, Blogging, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Writing, Fiction, journal writing, meditative essay, memoir, New Media

The Writer's Life: Developing Your Writing Voice

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 6 months ago: By Dave Hood Your “writer’s voice” is about writing style. It is what makes you au … more →

Tags: Biography Sketch/Profile, Blogging, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Writing, Fiction, journal writing, meditative essay, memoir, Personal Essay

The Writer's Life: Why Become a Writer?

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 6 months ago: By Dave Hood “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” ―  … more →

Tags: Biography Sketch/Profile, Blogging, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Writing, journal writing, meditative essay, memoir, New Media, Personal Essay

The Writer's Life: Establishing a Writing Routine

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 6 months ago: Wednesday, October-31-12 by Dave Hood Most great writer’s have a routine. That is what I … more →

Tags: Blogging, Creative Writing, journal writing, meditative essay, memoir, nonfiction, Personal Essay, Poetry, Publishing

Creative Nonfiction: Writing about a Journey, Quest, Pilgrimage2 comments

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 7 months ago: Dave Hood One way to write a personal narrative in creative nonfiction is to tell a story about a jo … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction Writing, Personal Essay, Personal Narrative Essay, travel essay, Journey, narrative arc, Personal reflection, Pilgrimage, quest

Writing Creative Nonfiction: Finding the Big Ideas to Write About

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 7 months ago: Dave Hood What are big ideas? They are topics or issues that are important to a country and the worl … more →

Tags: Biography Sketch/Profile, Blogging, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Writing, nonfiction, Personal Essay, Personal Narrative Essay, The Lyrical Essay, writing

Creative Nonfiction: Writing a Biography Sketch1 comment

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 8 months ago: Dave Hood  Every great  biography sketch (also called a profile) is a quest. The protagonist wants t … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Writing, biography sketch, Creative Nonfiction, Five R's of Creative Nonfiction, HOW TO?, literary journalism, Profile, Sketch

Creative Nonfiction: Writing about The Global Village

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 8 months ago: Dave Hood Focusing your lens on the world beyond your neighborhood, community, town, city, country i … more →

Tags: Biography Sketch/Profile, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Nonfiction, Five R's of Creative Nonfiction, Globabl Village, HOW TO?, Reflection, Scene, Summar

Creative Nonfiction: Writing about Popular Culture

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 8 months ago: By Dave Hood  Many writers use the forms and techniques of creative nonfiction to write about pop cu … more →

Tags: Biography Sketch/Profile, Creative Writing, meditative essay, memoir, Personal Essay, Personal Narrative Essay, The Lyrical Essay, travel essay, Creative Nonfiction

Creative Nonfiction: Writing about History1 comment

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 8 months ago: “Faithfulness to the truth of history involves far more than a research, however patient and s … more →

Tags: Biography Sketch/Profile, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Nonfiction, History, Researching, Resources, Suggestions, Tips, Tools

Creative Nonfiction: Doing Research to Increase Understanding1 comment

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 8 months ago: Dave Hood Conducting research is the part of the “nonfiction” aspect of writing creative … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Writing, meditative essay, memoir, Personal Essay, Personal Narrative Essay, The Lyrical Essay, The Opinion Essay, travel essay

Writing Creative Nonfiction: A Toolbox of Techniques

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 8 months ago: Writing creative nonfiction is about telling true stories. You can tell a story about yourself, craf … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Writing, meditative essay, memoir, Personal Essay, Personal Narrative Essay, The Lyrical Essay, The Opinion Essay, travel essay

Writing Creative Nonfiction: Beginning and Ending1 comment

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 9 months ago: By Dave Hood The most important sentence is often the first one. It is often called the hook or lead … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction Writing, meditative essay, memoir, nonfiction, Personal Essay, Personal Narrative Essay, The Lyrical Essay, The Opinion Essay, Travel Writing

Writing Creative Nonfiction: Voice and Style2 comments

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 9 months ago: Dave Hood Your writer’s voice and writing style are developed as you learn, as you experiment, … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Writing, Fiction, meditative essay, memoir, Personal Essay, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, HOW TO?

The Ethics of Writing Creative Nonfiction1 comment

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 10 months ago: By Dave Hood What are the ethics of creative nonfiction? The intent of the writer must be to write h … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction Writing, humour, meditative essay, memoir, Personal Essay, Personal Narrative Essay, composite characters, compressing time, Creative Nonfiction


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